The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-04-13
AN INFANT PRINCESS.
The BONANZA Kings Daughter Gives Birth
to an Heiress to the Colonnas.
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The infant daughter which has lust
arrived to the house OF Colonna is born
with the right of entrance to the pages of
that tiny little red book, the Almanac de
Gotha," devoted to the genealogy of royal
and princely houses of Europe. Only En-
glish mobiles Of the rank Of title are ad-
mitted, and but q sprinkling OF the cream
Of the higher nobility of Europe are re-
corded within its covers. To be in 1.-The
almanac" is equivalent to tabouret when
royalty is seated, and no privilege is more
anxlously hoped for or more jealousy
guarded when attained. There are Dukes
and Princes and Counts with high-sound-
ing double titles around in plenty, but
their nobility is nothing more than thin
veneer unless the red volume tell of their
pedigree, relatives, ages and residences.
To this llustrious body of highnesses
royal and serene, hereditary excellencies
and most noble graces eenters the little
granddaughter of Mrs. Mackay, the wife
of the once lowly Irish laborer. The touch
of the mighty wizard, gold, made the
adopted daughter of that laborer q mate
fit for a noble of hundred quarterings.
The name which the Princess Galatro
Colonna wears in the Almanac de Gothan
for she also gets in in right of her hus-
bands Donna" Evelyn-Julie- Bryant
Mackay, and the man who bestowed that
travelling between the West and New York
attired in $l2 suit, wearing 81 90 nickel
watch, and acting entirely as though he
were unconscious of the fact that he
possesses something like Sc. 600. 600;
yet it takes very little imagina-
tion to picture a Prince of Colonna
twenty years ago travelling in America
and being casually aware of the presence
between the wind and his nobility of Ia
rno frrr -
seeming nothing more to the Prince than
lone of those canaille." What Lesson to
pretentions of high birth and lofty lineage
Nor could the widest dreams of the
wretched struggling woman, fighting
against grinding poverty and drunken
husband, and eventually finding solace in
the arms of an honest miner, ever have
presented visions of queenly magnifcence,
Of banquets 10 royal personages and of
luxury unconceived even by Monte Cristo,
such as Mrs. John Mackay now regards as
daily occurrences. This, at least, can be
said: Phenomenal fortune has done but
little harm to the heart of John Mackay,
the bonanza king. On the contrary, i5 has
proved him to be close in resemblance 10
one of natures gentlemen, and it is TO be
doubted if the descendant of myriads of
naughty ancestors, the impoverished and
princely Colonna, could have borne the
sudden accession of riches with more dig
nifty than the sensible Irish-American
Mackay.
The late Victor Hugo was very much
charmed with Mrs. Mackay. who was one
of his last American visitors. The poet
remarked: II should like to live long
enough to arrange a marriage between my
granddaughter Jeanne and Mrs. Mackay's
eldest son, especially if he resembles his
mother" An American gentleman who
has been spending the season in London
described one of Mrs. Mackays entertain
ments designated as the rose dinner. The
table was transformed into bed of roses
with just margin enough left for the plates
and glasses OF the guests. The flowers
were all half blown and of a delicate pale
pink. Light was supplied by wax candles,
placed in large silver candelabra, each cam
die rising out of the heart of rose. The
menus were painted upon pale pink satin.
The entertainment cost 10000 francs.
Twenty years ago the hostess lived in a
shingled house, and took as boarders half
dozen miners in Virginia City, New.